Greater Portland Inc Announces New Board of Directors

GREATER PORTLAND ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Portland, Ore. – Greater Portland Inc (GPI), the regional partnership helping companies expand and locate to the Portland-Vancouver area, announced new Board of Directors at their February 5th board meeting. The group represents a broad cross section of Greater Portland’s public and private business community including a range of industry sectors, sizes and geographical locations.

“Through their time and talent, these individuals will help drive GPI’s mission, and nurture and recruit businesses in a continued effort to promote economic growth in our region,” said Janet LaBar, GPI’s President and CEO.

The following board members have been elected to serve one-year terms in 2016:
BOARD OFFICERS

Treasurer: Mike Bomar, President and CEO, Columbia River Economic Development Council

Secretary: Erin Flynn, Associate Vice President, Research and Strategic Partnerships, Portland State University

CORNERSTONE DIRECTORS$50,000 and up

Mark Ganz, Cambia Health Solutions

Mayor Charlie Hales, City of Portland

Robert Bourrier, Delta Airlines

Mike Hurley, JPMorgan Chase

Jim Mark, Melvin Mark Companies

Council President Tom Hughes, Metro

Patrick Quinton, Portland Development Commission

Bill Wyatt, Port of Portland

PLATINUM DIRECTORS$25,000 and up

Roger Hinshaw, Bank of America

Mayor Denny Doyle, City of Beaverton

Mayor Shane Bemis, City of Gresham

Mayor Jerry Willey, City of Hillsboro

Mayor Tim Leavitt, City of Vancouver

Commissioner Jim Bernard, Clackamas County

Andrew McGough, Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collaborative

Michelle Weisenbach, KeyBank

George Athan, Kuni Automotive Group

Dennis Rawlinson, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

Commissioner Loretta Smith, Multnomah County

Gregg Kantor, NW Natural

Steve Moss, Oregonian Media Group

Brian Wall, Oregon State University

Gary Reynolds, Perkins & Co (Non-Voting)

Sandi McDonough, Portland Business Alliance

Chris Oxley, Portland Trail Blazers

Todd Coleman, Port of Vancouver

Roger Mills, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Randy Miller (At Large), Produce Row Property Mgmt Co

Greg Ness (Immediate Past Chairman), The Standard

Stacey Dodson, US Bank

Chairman Andy Duyck, Washington County

Chancellor Mel Netzhammer, Washington State University Vancouver

Ralph Hamm, Wells Fargo

GOLD INVESTORS$10,000 and up

Chris Denzin, CenturyLink

Bob Knight, Clark College

Jim Link, Skanska USA Building

Vanessa Sturgeon, TMT Development

SILVER INVESTORS$5,000 and up

Ben McKinley, Cascade Web Development

BRONZE INVESTORS$2,500 and up

Debbie Kitchin, InterWorks

###About Greater Portland Inc
Greater Portland Inc (GPI) is the region’s economic development organization spanning two states and seven counties. A true public-private partnership, GPI leverages the region’s assets to drive quality economic expansion and long-term job growth. GPI and its partners work in lockstep to nurture and recruit businesses and investment, and unite forward-thinking leaders in shaping the economic future of our region. For more information, visit www.greaterportlandinc.com.